In the team’s first action since hosting GPAC Day of Duals No. 1, the Bulldogs entered 26 wrestlers into competition and came away with 51 wins and three place finishes. Creighton Baughman won the 141-pound weight class.
A win Concordia's 33-22 team triumph over Hastings led to Creighton Baughman being named the GPAC Wrestler of the Week. Baughman has opened this season at 3-0 in conference duals.
Barret Brandt emerged as one of three Bulldogs to go 2-0 at the GPAC Day of Duals hosted by Concordia. As a team, Concordia defeated Dakota Wesleyan, 32-10, before falling by the same score to Morningside.
In the same calendar year that the Bulldogs hosted the 2024 GPAC Championships, they will stage GPAC Day of Duals No. 1 of 2 for the 2024-25 season. Concordia will dual twice as part of the event.
A group of 14 Bulldogs combined to win 11 matches at a loaded Younes Hospitality Open field in Kearney. Five Concordia wrestlers won two matches apiece.
The successful return of Creighton Baughman to the lineup and a dominant stretch from 157 through 197 propelled the Bulldogs to a 33-22 dual win at Hastings on Friday (Nov. 22).
The Bulldogs and Broncos will square off Friday night in Hastings in what will be the second GPAC dual this season for Concordia. Head Coach Josh Watts' squad will also compete at an open hosted by UNK on Saturday.
Cole Price headlined the day for Concordia at the DWU Open on Saturday (Nov. 9). Price won five matches and placed fourth at 165 pounds. Fourteen Bulldogs combined for 22 wins.
In opening the 2024-25 GPAC dual season, the Concordia Wrestling team held Midland without an offensive point until the final two matches. The Bulldogs won seven of nine contested matches and earned a 36-6 victory.
Concordia and Midland will kick off the GPAC dual season on Wednesday while matching up in Fremont. The Bulldogs opened the 2024-25 campaign this past weekend at the Luther Hill Invite.
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